Events

November

"Engrained is Our Story" Debut

When: Saturday, November 7, 5:30 p.m.
Where: The Wyncote NW Forum, 1119 8th Ave, Seattle, 98101 (Entrance off Seneca St.)
Description: Join former IEJS student fellows Simren Rai and Fatema Boxwala from Revolutionary Grains for the debut of their quilted seed bank! Engrained is Our Story celebrates the voices of our state’s indigenous seed keepers and heritage grain producers. The food justice non-profit Revolutionary Grains spent the past two years weaving a collective story of how resilient our food system is, if we look beyond the industrial grain complex. Revolutionary Grains archives this resilience in a quilted seed bank: Engrained is Our Story. Now, they share this story with you. Join Town Hall and Revolutionary Grains for an evening of agricultural dances, song, and oral storytelling. Taste catered bites that use the ingredients preserved in Engrained is Our Story. Make art that will be woven into the borders of the quilted seed bank. Walk away with community and actionable hope. Learn more and purchase tickets to Engrained is Our Story.

Albers Scholarship Seminar, “The Duty of Frontier Labs to Slow the Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) Race” 

When: Thursday, November 12, 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Where: Stuart T. Rolfe Community Room (Admissions and Alumni Building) 
Description: Frontier AI labs, primarily in the US and China, are racing to produce the cutting edge of AI. Currently, such labs are moving their models towards “recursive self-improvement,” with many credible forecasters predicting that labs could effectively hand off the training of new models to AI itself by the end of 2027. Dr. Ewan Kingston argues that the frontier AI labs have a collective duty to slow this race. Kingston is Assistant Professor at the Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University. He was previously a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Princeton University's Climate Futures Initiative. His research to date has focused on the role of consumers in responding to widespread market failures and international burden-sharing with respect to climate change. Learn more about the Albers Scholarship Seminar.

Fish War: Film Screening with Guest Speaker Ramona Bennett Bill

When: Thursday, November 19, 4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Where: Wyckoff Auditorium, Bannan Engineering Building
Description: Join the Indigenous Peoples Institute for a screening of Fish War, a documentary that shares the story of the decades-long fight for Indigenous fishing rights in the Pacific Northwest. The screening will end with a Q&A discussion with Ramona Bennett Bill, a longtime Native rights activist whose work includes organizing with the Puyallup Tribe, fighting for fishing rights, reclaiming Ft. Lawton, and advocating for the Indian Child Welfare Act. She is also the author of Fighting for the Puyallup Tribe: A Memoir, which will be available for purchase. Light appetizers and refreshments will be provided. This event is co-sponsored with the Institute for Environmental Justice and Sustainability and the School of Law's Northwest Center for Indigenous Law. The event is free, and early registration is encouraged as space and tickets are limited. Learn more and register for the Fish War film screening.

Retreat in Everyday Life: Carkeek Park

When: Saturday, November 21, 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Where: Meet on First Hill campus, retreat at Carkeek Park
Description: Students, faculty and staff — Join us to watch salmon return to their home at Piper's Creek in Carkeek Park! We will watch salmon spawn in the creek, experience their sacredness, and connect with nature and our local community. Registration is required for the retreat. Snacks and transportation provided. Hosted by University Ministry in partnership with the Indigenous Peoples Institute.